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Monday, February 24, 2014

Lemon Plum

At the grocery store the other day I took a chance and purchased a couple of lemon plums. What a find. I tried one this morning for breakfast and it's so delicious, with a sweet, citrus, and tangy flavor, and very fragrant. The plums were slightly yellow in color when I purchased them. They ripened to a beautiful sunset red orange color in a day or two in my home. They're more of a lemon color inside.

The fruit is a rare plum imported from Chile and is only available sporadically in the month of February. The shape reminds me of the elephant heart plums I grew in California. Perhaps they're related. I'm running back to the grocery to see if I can get more lemon plums before the supply is gone. Still don't know how to use the macro on Gary's camera, these are not in focus but at least you get the idea of what the plum looks like. Thanks for reading and for all your comments.

Our plum trees are blooming right now, but are just the ordinary purple plums. We also have a pluot, but we have never seen a lemon one. Must be very tasty. I am going to look out for them. I love plums, too. Thanks, Linda....

Hi Michele, thanks, I had never seen these either, it pays to peruse the fresh produce section slowly, they seem to intersperse them around in different places.

Hi Lee, thanks and welcome, I am amazed at what I find that's unique at the grocery nowadays.

Hi Barbara, thanks, I got them at Ingles, I think that's a east coast grocery, not sure what ones you have in Texas.

Hi Elephant's Child, thanks, I seem to have accepted that there is now a global economy and go with the flow.

Hi Joanne, thanks, it is amazing what different localities choose to import, I am always surprised.

Hi Charlene, thanks, most of the plums in the grocery I have avoided as they weren't very tasty but these were an exception as they were ripe enough when I bought them for me to know that they wouldn't be hard as rocks and bitter like they usually are.

Hi Kittie, thanks, I am going to keep my eye out for other unique fruits by taking my time in the produce section.

Hi Gigi, thanks, I had another one the next morning and it was just as good, no more at the grocery, other folks must have liked them too, one thing they were riper than most fruit I find at the grocery which made them tastier.

Hi Lori, thanks, they were really good while they lasted. ha.

Hi Sapphire, thanks, the one I saved for the next day got even more red on the outside but was golden yellow on the inside, it's the best plum I've ever had, hope you can find them in Japan.